As of: January 31, 2024, 10:22 a.m
By: Dominik Grill
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The Rhine forms the border between Germany and Switzerland.
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Baden-Württemberg is one of the most water-rich federal states in Germany.
The longest rivers in the country also contribute to this.
Stuttgart - Watercourses have always played an enormously important role.
Over millions of years, they shape entire regions, provide people with drinking water, serve as transport routes for goods and prevent regular floods by draining the soil.
Several rivers that run through Baden-Württemberg are of central importance for European shipping traffic due to their size and location.
BW24
presents the five longest rivers in Baden-Württemberg.
On the website, Ländle fans can find numerous other facts, news and information about the diverse federal state in the southwest.